# tofloat()...

ThwartedEfforts (abakun@scinc.com)
Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:53:08 PDT

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    At 10:56 AM 7/31/96 PDT, "John Towell Ph.D." <m50jft1@hayek.cob.niu.edu> wrote:
    >check this out:
    >
    >;tofloat(3)
    >=> 3.0
    >;tofloat(-3)
    >=> -3.0
    >;tofloat(+3)
    >Line 1:  syntax error
    >1 error.
    >
    >Note - works as string:
    >;tofloat("+3")
    >=> 3.0

    Seems it is a problem with the code parser.  Seems expressions can't start
    with a +.  Was it like this in previous versions?

    Andy.